The plant is designed to process 170,000 lb/hr of C4 feed stock and produce 3,600 BPSD of MTBE product having the characteristics stated in the Final Product Specification. Turndown for the unit is 50% relative to start-of-run conditions.

Final Product Specifications:

MTBE Product When the unit receives C4 hydrocarbon and methanol feed at the design rates, the expected MTBE product rate is 3,512 BPSD with the following typical composition for start-of-run conditions